Pune: Bronx won the Grade 2 RWITC Ltd Gold Cup, a terms race for four-year-olds-and-over with surprising ease at Pune on Saturday. The long-shot pounced on the front-running favourite Auburn inside the final 300 metres and stormed clear to win by a widening margin of seven lengths over Raees and Watchmyscript.
The two market fancies ran down the field. Auburn had slammed the field on the last occasion over eight furlongs and he was expected to maintain his winning form and accorded the status of being a favourite ahead of Bangalore challenger Secretive Force.
Bronx who hadn`t won for 258 days and had not made a mark in graded races was quoted at odds of 15 to 1. Neeraj Rawal had Bronx relaxed in about the fourth position as Auburn went at a good clip in front followed by Vulcan and Secretive Force.
Raees and Turning Point were in the rear group with Watchmyscript being ridden in exaggerated restraint, being a tailed off last.
Parmar who rode Watchmyscript took an unconvincing objection against Sandesh who rode the runner-up for squeezing him out soon after jumping out which affected his chances as he could not hold a forward position.
The objection bordered on being frivolous and was promptly overruled by the Stewards.
Bronx is owned by Jaydev M Mody of JM Livestock Pvt Ltd’s, and trained by Nosher Cama and ridden by Neeraj Rawal.
Results
Race 1: 1. Chephirah, 2. Twinspire, 3. God’s Decree, 4. Dowsabel. Won by: 2 1/4, 1, 2 1/2, 3/4. Time: 59.042s.
Race 2: 1. Articulate, 2. Stick To The Plan, 3. Periwinkle, 4. Mount Olympus. Won by: ¾, 1 1/2, 1 1/4, 1.Time: 1:10.764.
Race 3: 1. Warrior Clan, 2. Thea’s Fire, 3. C’est L’Amour, 4. Summer Air. Won by: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, 4, 2 1/4. Time: 58.644s.
Race 4: 1. Sunrise Ruby, 2. Notoriety, 3. Tudor Hall, 4. Tristar. Won by: 1 1/2, 3/4, Short Head, 5 1/4. Time: 1:25.782.
Race 5: 1. Bronx, 2. Raees, 3. Watchmyscript, 4. Vulcan. Won by: 7, 3/4, 3, 3/4. Time: 2:03.824.
Race 6: 1. Rainbow Trout, 2. Power Of Thor, 3. Shae, 4. Aquarius. Won by: Long Neck, 3, 2, 2 1/4. Time: 1:39.506.
Race 7: 1. Auspicious, 2. Night Hunt, 3. Run Forest Run, 4. Cipher. Won by: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, short neck, 3/4. Time:1:10.468.
Race 8: 1. Isinit, 2. Maestro, 3. Furiosa, 4. Bohemian, Won by: 1 1/4, 3/4, 3/4, Nose. Time: 59.642s.